Visible writing calculating machine



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VISIBLE WRITING CALCULATING MACHINE 18 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed April 27. 1926 Patented Nov. 15, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DAVID Y. READ, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOB OI ONE-FOURTH T0 JESSIE 1E. GRANDY AND ONE-FOURTH T0 HENRY H. SNELLING, BOTH OF "WASH- INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VISIBLE WRITING CALCULATING MACHINE Application filed April 87, 1928. Serial No. 104,988.

This invention relates to typewritingand calculating machines and has for its prlncipal object the provision of a visible-writing, printing computing typewriter. v

' A further object of the resent invention is to rovide a machine 0 the character described in which the paper to be written upon lies fiat and the writing whether by the typewriter mechanism or b the automatic printing mechanism of the listing style calculating mechanism is visible immediately after the i pression is made.

further and very important feature of the present invention is the provision of collating mechanism whereby forms of different sizes may be inserted in the paper holding mechanism with ease and dspatch which renders it very convenient for example, to write on one continuous sheet fora co y for one purpose and to insert a great num r of other sheets at intervals for a different pure. This feature is secured in the present invention by means which permit the release of the papers so that the operator may shift one form with respect to another and then by a simple movement lock his collated forms for writing, all the time maintaining each and all the forms in'a fiat condition and having the writing instantly visible in the fashion now common with up-to-date typewriting machines without computing mechamsm.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of means renderin the computing machine far more versati e so that the operator may readily and conveniently convert the machine from a bookkeeping machine to a manifolding type of billing machine and in such billing machine to receive selectively a number of manifolding' members and also to receive selectively a number of tabulating members.

A further object of the invention which is of great convenience in reducing the nervous strain upon an operator of this 1: e of machine, is the provision of means y which the tabulating mechanism is operatively connected to the result key mechanism so that the operation of the result key is in no small measure rendered automatic and independent of the operator but nevertheless within her control at all times. To elaborate further: In all present types of calculating machines even tho the operator must glo thru a uniform cycle for hours at a time s e has no way of controlling the result keys automatically with the provision of rendering inoperative the state control mechanism. State control itself is not entirely new but it is invariably tied up with the carriage and consequently if the operator should move the carriage by hand to a definite setting'on the scale a definite result mechanism would either be operated or be set and the operator is powerless to change that setting while the carriage is in that position. This object of the present invention includes the divorcing of the state control from the carriage movement and the placing of the state control in the hands of the operator at any nd all times. Assuming that an operator is debiting and that the'normal operation would require that she date the 4 A account and bill, write in the amount and index the rice then multiply and print, and then add the product to the prevlous total. An exception can occur and not infrequently does as for example, when the total carried forward is a credit total. machines it is not possible to change from one result to another when the typewriter carriage is shifted in any manner to the scale position where the first result is set. In the With ordinary present machine however, the operator has two options: she may shift the carria e by hand to any place and at that place air the desired result key; or she may ress t e tabulator key which would automatically-set some particular result key but when the carriage umps she may then press the error key restoring the mechanism to normal and then press the desired result key, in this case the subtraction key.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of a typewriter structure or a combined typewriter and calculating structure in which the supporting housing, casing, or frame is in two separate parts which are readily detachable and all the various mechanism is so positioned on either the cover or the base frame as to permit the direct part of the machine with the removable coven bell crank lever ,shown in Fi orhood lifted ofi.

Fi re 4 is a vertical elevation taken approximately centrally thru the machine so as to show the laten bracket and ribbon housing in side e evation.

igure 5 is a side elevation of the mechanism for operating the printing hammers and for shifting the platen as in addin Figure 6 is a top planview of the evices shown in Fi re 5.

Figure 71s a top plan view of the paper advancing mechanism. 7

Figure 8 isa side elevation thereof.

Figure 9 is a vertical section thru the paper feeding rolls taken on line 9-9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a top lan view of the carriage mechanism wit capping plates removed. g

Figure 11 is a side elevation of the carriage mechanism.

Figure 12 is a vertical section taken on the center line of the carriage.

Figure 13 is a vertical section taken on line 13-13 of Fi re 10.

Figure 14 IS a front elevation of the carrialge. Q

igure 15 is a vertical section thru the 40.

center of the ost. Figure 16 1s a plan view of the variable spacing slide of the carriage mechanism. I

. Figure 17 is a vertical cross section on line 17-17 of Figure 16 but with the capping plates attached.

.Figure 18 is a front elevation of the bar at the back of the carriage that serves to line s ace when used with the motor return and a a o as an escapement dog releasing mecha- .n1sm.-

Figure 19 is a perspective of the selective hne spacing mechanism. a Figure 20 is a perspective of the bell crank lever of the line spacing mechanism.

Figure 21 is a perspective of the overthrow check dog.

- Fi res 22, 23, and 24 show the various positions of the overthrow dog in connection wlth the pin on the downturned end of the re 20. Figure 25 is a top plan view of the dog shown in Figure 21.

Figures 26 and 27 are top plan view and side elevation respectively of the main shaft of the escapement unit.

Figure- 28 is a. vertical 'section 'thru the driving pinion and rack, lookingtoward the I operator.

Figure 29 is a view on a much smaller scale showmg the general relation between the s acing bar of the t pewriting machine and t e escapement mec anism.

Figure 30-is a vertical sectionthru the escapement ratchet wheel looking toward the operator.

Figures 31 and 32 are fragmentary views of the mechanism shown in Figure 30 and showin the escapement wheel dog in different positions.

F gure 33 is an angular section taken thru l the escapement mechanism showing the parts in isometric projection.

F'i ure 34 1s a view of the escapement dog crad e.

{)0 permit removal and insertion of stop mem ers. Fi re 40 is an elevation of an ordinary tabu ator bar. a

Figure 41 is an elevation of the master tabulator bar which is preferably located in the middle of the tabulator rack assembly.

Fi ure 42 is a perspective view showing the location of the return slide with respect to the tabulator rack.

Figure 43 is a perspective view of the return slide.

Fi ure 44 is a vertical section thru the cen- Y ter 0 the return slide;

Fi ure 45 is a section taken on line 45-45 of Figure 44. 1

Figure 46 is an elevation of the tabulator rack and its guide so as to show the relation between this rack, the parts being shown in the position it would have taken when the tabulator rack is elevated andthe retaining spring of the lever has caught beneath the rack to hold it in such elevated position.

Figure 47 is .a horizontal section taken on line 47-47 of Figure 46.

Figure 48 is a plan of the base frame of the machine. with the top removed showing primarily the tabulator mechanism. In this view the tabulator rack which is actually above is indicated in position by dot and dash lines and the main tabulator cross shaft is broken away to show more clearly the rela- 

